Showdown in Little Tokyo

– An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Toky..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 19 Minutes
Release Year:
1991
Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)

An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991) - Trailer

Release Date:

23 Aug 1991

Language:

English, Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Mark L. Lester

Writer:

Stephen Glantz, Caliope Brattlestreet

Main Actors:

Dolph Lundgren, Brandon Lee, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tia Carrere

Plot:

Detective Chris Kenner was orphaned as a child as his father was in the service and was killed and lived in Japan. Now he is on the trail of ruthless Yakuza leader named Yoshido, who helped establish a small Japanese area in Los Angeles and is now running a drug ring disguised as a brewery. However, Kenner must team up with a Japanese-American detective named Johnny Murata, and he also must protect a witness named Minako who would testify against Yoshido. But what Kenner will soon discover that he will be in a lot more than what he bargained for.

Production:

Warner Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
33%